Bass Drum Nation CIC
Registered name: BASS DRUM NATION CIC
Bass Drum Nation CIC made £86k revenue and £11.4k profit in the year to 30 Apr 2025.
Bass Drum Nation CIC’s revenue grew 34% to £86k in the year to 30 Apr 2025, with £11.4k profit and 2 employees. The company is classified under “performing arts” and is based in Kendal; we hold 4 years of its filed accounts.
- Status
- Active
- Location
- Kendal, North West
- Age
- 7 yrs · since 2019
- Type
- Community Interest Company
Key figures
Badges are automated estimates derived from the filed figures — not statements of fact about the company.
Financial history
| Year to | 30 Apr 2022 | 30 Apr 2023 | 30 Apr 2024 | 30 Apr 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disclosure | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L | Full P&L |
| Profit & loss | ||||
| Revenue (turnover) | £20.4k | £29.5k | £64.2k | £86k |
| Cost of sales | £13.7k | £19.5k | £55.9k | £54.7k |
| Gross profit | £6.8k | £10.1k | £8.3k | £31.3k |
| Operating profit | £3.9k | £5.5k | £2.2k | £13.7k |
| Profit before tax | £3.9k | £5.5k | £2.2k | £13.7k |
| Profit after tax | £3.4k | £5.5k | £2.2k | £11.4k |
| Profit (best available) | £3.4k | £5.5k | £2.2k | £11.4k |
| Employees (average) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Ratios | ||||
| Profit margin | 16.4% | 18.6% | 3.5% | 13.3% |
| Gross margin | 33.1% | 34.1% | 12.9% | 36.4% |
| Revenue per employee | £10.2k | £14.8k | £32.1k | £43k |
| Profit per employee | £1.7k | £2.7k | £1.1k | £5.7k |
| Growth (year on year) | ||||
| Revenue growth | — | ▲44.4% | ▲117.5% | ▲33.9% |
| Profit growth | — | ▲63.4% | ▼59.5% | ▲414.6% |
| Headcount growth | — | 0% | 0% | 0% |
| Balance sheet — indirect signals, not revenue | ||||
| Cash at bank | £4.1k | £8.3k | £6.8k | £37.3k |
| Net assets | £7.9k | £13.4k | £15.6k | £27k |
| Fixed assets | £4.5k | £8.6k | £11.5k | £12.6k |
| Current assets | £4.3k | £9.8k | £7.5k | £41.4k |
| Debtors | £165 | £171 | £190 | £3.4k |
| Deferred income | £335 | £5k | £2.1k | £22.6k |
| Source | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2024 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2025 | FullAccounts · bulk data Jan 2026 |
How the business works
- Profit margin
- 13.3%
- Profit ÷ revenue.
- Gross margin
- 36.4%
- Gross profit ÷ revenue. High for software and services.
- Revenue per employee
- £43k
- Revenue ÷ average employees.
- Profit per employee
- £5.7k
- Profit ÷ average employees.
- Cash conversion
- —
- Cash generated from operations ÷ operating profit. Needs a cash-flow statement.
- Fixed assets ÷ revenue
- 14.6%
- Capital intensity. Low = capital-light, cheaper to start.
- Deferred income ÷ revenue
- 26.3%
- Customers paying upfront (subscriptions, deposits). Approximate when combined with accruals.
- Debtors ÷ revenue
- 4%
- Money owed by customers. Low = customers pay quickly.
Balance-sheet signals
Year-on-year changes in filed balance-sheet items. They can hint at momentum (or investment) but are not revenue or profit and must not be read as such.
- Net assets
- ▲73%
- Now £27k
- Cash at bank
- ▲450%
- Now £37.3k
- Headcount
- 0%
- Now 2
- Deferred income
- ▲955%
- Now £22.6k
- Fixed assets
- ▲9%
- Now £12.6k
Deferred income is reported together with accruals in this filing (“accruals and deferred income”), so it is an approximate signal only.
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Sources
Latest figures from FullAccounts for the year to 30 Apr 2025 (profit £11.4k), from the Companies House accounts bulk data published Jan 2026. Spotted an error? Request a correction.
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